Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (left), Senate President Francis Escuedro (Rep. Villafuerte's office, Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district LRay Villafuerte chooses to be optimistic when it comes to the ultimate fate of the economic...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Despite his firm opposition to the proposed amendments to the Constitution’s economic provisions, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman admitted that the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The House of Representatives remains committed to pursuing purely economic-themed amendments to the 1987 Constitution. Thus, said Speaker Martin Romualdez as political observers hold...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" wants the Senate and the House of Representatives to cultivate a better relationship first before getting down to business, especially discussing Charter-change (Cha-cha). During the Kapihan sa Senado on Thursday, May 23, Escudero thanked House Speaker Martin...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero House Speaker Martin Romualdez believes the senators will consider passing the economic Charter change (Cha-cha) measure now that they're under Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero Romualdez...
Caritas Philippines, the social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), organized a protest rally on the Senate grounds to oppose proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution. ( Philippines President Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo during the rally on May 22) Caritas,...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) identified climate change as a significant contributor to the intensification of extreme heat events in the country. In an interview with the Manila Bulletin on May 16, PAGASA weather specialist John Manalo...
BAGUIO CITY – The Senate Sub-committee on Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes kicked off regional consultations on Charter change on Friday, May 17, in this city. THE Senate holds a Charter change consultation in Baguio City on May 17. (JJ Landingin) This initiative aims to...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez has allayed the fears of stakeholders in the advertising industry that the proposed economic Charter change (Cha-cha) could ultimately strip them of...
By Keith Sigfred Ancheta In 2009, during the 15th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP15), developed countries announced an ambitious climate finance goal—that developed countries would mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 to developing...
The Philippines placed first out of 193 countries on the 2023 World Risk Index list, which ranks countries based on susceptibility to natural disasters including typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and drought. Since its launch in 2011, the annual report, published by the Bündnis Entwicklung...
The advertising industry has apparently gone global and thus, blurred the rules on foreign ownership. This was the common observation among stakeholders as they try to find a common ground as to whether the Philippine advertising industry should be opened to foreign equity, Sen. Juan Edgardo...
